Online profiles are still abuzz with buzzwords. Earlier this year, I talked about overused buzzwords used in online and print resumes such as “talented,” “creative,” and “highly motivated.” Unfortunately the list has gotten even longer. LinkedIn has released a list of 2013’s most over

Recruiters, let me ask you a question: Why is it that any time I log on to LinkedIn, 15 of the last 17 posts seem be job listings? Are we THAT lazy??? Overposting jobs on LinkedIn is yet another example of Robot Recruiting. With hardly any real content being shared anymore, it’s no wo

I recently read an article in Forbes that was of little real value to the recruiting community. The article, titled The 9 Hottest Trends in Corporate Recruiting, lists “new” recruiting concepts and ideas, but there’s a problem – most of the “trends” listed have been talked about

Would you work somewhere where your main objective is to help people lie about who they are, what they did or did not do, or where they were or where not? That’s the whole idea behind Paladin Deception Services, a company recently featured in CNN Money. The service, run by former Dete

Can we really use artificial intelligence to manage the hiring process? That’s the argument of online dating site eHarmony, which recently announced its plans to expand into the job search market this year. But rather than using face-to-face interaction to pair candidates with employe

Could you convey your skills, attitude, competencies and drive in 140 characters or less?? That’s the question some companies are posing to candidates in the job search, completely doing away with traditional interview processes and instead going for a more new-age approach: Twitter R

Most job descriptions are filled with way too much jargon to actually know what the job is all about. This often leads to confusion and frustration for both the employer and the employee. What ends up happening is a candidate accepts a job, but a year down the road still has no way of

In mid-November, Facebook launched a job board application called Social Jobs Partnership with the goal of revolutionizing Internet recruiting. They cited statistics that claim Facebook is an asset to the hiring process, touting that half of employers are using Facebook in their hirin

The recent news about Monster.com earning a profit was all over the newswires. The same news sent their stock soaring 10% as investors regained a bit of confidence in their model. One article in particular was titled A positive sign for economic times. Now I am a fan of any company c